wtfplay project - high quality sound from Linux

Wtfplay project is an initiative to create a quality music player for Linux.
Ultimately the project has just one objective - deliver the best sound quality
possible - with no compromises.

Initially the player has been created: wtfplay.
Soon the project evolved and wtfplay-live Linux
distribution was born.

wtfplay-live is a minimalist Linux distribution
purely dedicated to audio playback. It does not have many features, but
offers exceptional sound quality as a reward. Simply put: it is created to play
music and it plays music well.

The main features of wtfplay-live are:

Memory based, bit perfect playback of WAV and FLAC files with PCM data
(16 and 24 bit, up to 384kHz), and DSF files with DSD data.

Fully command line driven. No graphical mode. No network either. The whole
system is optimised for sound playback from local disks.

A small text mode user interface: wtfcui - for
more convenient usage.

Precisely tailored Linux kernel for best sound performance.

Distributed as Live CD:
does not require installation on a hard disk, does not make any changes to
your computer configuration.

Very small system size: the distribution ISO image is less than 50MB.

Good documentation - to give you all information that you need to
comfortably listen to music.

The philosophy of wtfplay project is simple: provide the minimum
set of features for easy use and focus 100% efforts on sound quality.

Download

The latest version of wtfplay-live is 0.6.2.
You can find the ISO images in the download directory. For more information about
the release please see the release notes.

Which image to choose?

The download directory contains ISO images that are optimised
for certain processor families. The images are labeled as follows:

corei7 - use this image if you have Intel Core i3/i5/i7 CPU or newer.

core2 - use this image if you have Intel Core2 Duo CPU or newer.

amda8 - use this image if you have AMD family 10 CPUs (including
AMD A4/A6/A8 APUs) or newer.

amdbd1 - use this image if you have AMD Bulldozer v.1 or newer.

corei7-avx - use this image if you have Intel Core i3/i5/i7 CPU with
AVX instruction set. This image will also run OK on AMD Bulldozer CPUs.

If you have a CPU different than listed above, try all images. There is a quite good chance
that they will work correctly.

Documentation

Good documentation is important. Below you can find all that you need to start
using wtfplay-live:

Installation Guide - Start here. This
document will show you how create a boot disk with the
wtfplay-live ISO
image. Step by step and under various operating systems.

Quick Start Guide - follow this guide
and you will get wtfplay-live up and running
within five minutes or less. And you do not require any special Linux skills for
that.

Wtfplay Manual - this is the full manual
for wtfplay-live. It covers all aspects of using the distribution
with plenty of examples.